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Do You Know Your Technology Today?

Agent Rising BlogDo you know the latest technology out there today?  Last week at the Technology Fair at the Greater New Bedford Association of Realtors, Kate MacGregor went over some of the must-have Apps in Real Estate.

Here are some of the Apps which you can download for free to help you practice y0ur real estate quicker and more efficiently.

Docusign is an invaluable app to obtain signatures when clients are far away and when time is of the essence.

Google  Gmail and Google Drive are a great tool to keep you or…

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Tips for Managing Your Time in Real Estate

Picture26There are many tips for managing your time in real estate. Real estate agents spend a lot of time on support activities which include: prospecting, lead follow-up, taking listings and making sales. You can't avoid these activities which support your career but you can try to handle them more efficiently and with less time.

One helpful tip is to try to chunk the time. MLS searches, filing, faxing, copying and clouding are some tasks you can try to do in one session at a certain day of the we…

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Earthquake Shakes up Southeastern Massachusetts

bold moves real estate buildingA 2.4 magnitude earthquake shook Southeastern Massachusetts on Tuesday evening around 6 pm. The epicenter was located near Bliss Corner in Dartmouth. The tremors were felt in New Bedford, Fairhaven, Acushnet, Rochester, and Mattapoisett. Many reported feeling a loud boom as if their furnace had exploded. Most people wondered what it was. Many felt it could have been an accident outside.

There were no reports of any injuries or damage. Since the earthquake was relatively shallow it was fel…

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Give Without Expectation!

Agent Rising BlogThis is a good business strategy! While there are consumers who hire agents strictly based on their numbers, the majority want to respect and like their agent as well. Whether you have always been a giving person by nature, or you want to become one as part of the new personal and professional you, it is something to strive for. Think about it. When you go to hire any type of professional, your first step is to think about whether there is anyone that you know personally and, perhaps admire a …

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Bold Moves Do Gooder!

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Caught in the act of service. Eli MacGregor was seen doing some serious shoveling in his Bold Moves Sweatshirt. Eli loves to shovel and shoveled the steps and deck of his home and then went to his grandparents house to shovel their path and driveway. The snow was heavy and wet but Eli wasted no time shoveling out his Chickadee and Grampie's house so they wouldn't have to shovel the wet and heavy snow themselves.

It's never too early to start doing good f…

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Senate Passes Bill to Delay Flood Insurance Hikes!

ipadThe Senate passed a bill to delay flood insurance hikes.   This is a huge relief to hundreds of thousands of homeowners in coastal andflood-zone areas who were looking at drastically higher flood insurance premiums.  Angry constituents inundated Capital Hill with complaints.

The vote was 67-32 which shows that Capital Hill is listening to the widespread alarm which occurred when changes were made to shore up the program's finances resulting in astronomically high, unaffordable insurance rates for…

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Relationships Matter!

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Relationships are important in most sales professions,
 but even more so in real estate. 
 This is definitely a contact sport!
Never pass up an opportunity to network and get to know the other agents who work in your geographical area.
Whether this is through your local Realtor association activities, office events, or individual one-on-one contact that you initiate, it is essential.  Attend the social events your local realtor association sponsors.  You will meet your other fellow realtors a…

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5 Tips To Launch Your Real Estate Career!

Agent Rising 1. Treat it like a Job. Go to work at 9 am (or whatever your designated "working hours" are) and start your day. Offer to help with what is needed. Dress and act professionally. Act "AS IF".

 

2. Follow a training Plan. Whatever your sales training is, do it the way it is laid out for you. Don't get creative or skip corners. If your company does not provide a training program, use other resources to follow one. Make your car a traveling classroom.

 

3. Join a Committee at the Board o…

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Gratitude Marketing Ideas!

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Importance of Gratitude Marketing & Marketing Ideas!

We recently returned from the National Association of Realtors Conference & Expo in San Francisco and over the next couple of weeks we will outline some of the major takeaways from the speakers. This week we are going to focus on Gratitude Marketing and why it's so important. The reason why clients don't use their Realtor again isn't because they didn't like them, it's because they forgot about them! It is important to stay connected with cli…

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NAR Conference & Expo!

agent risingAre you going to this year's NAR Conference & Expo?

 

We are excited to announce that this year our new business will be visiting the conference!  Although we will not be hosting a booth, we are excited to be attending and check out and support the other expo vendors. After a successful experience at the MAR Tradeshow we decided this year we would take the trip out to San Fransisco to check out the expo on a national level! We will hopefully get some great ideas and tips so we can attend as vend…

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